CAE Engineer - Durability
Description:
Job Title: Durability CAE Engineer
Location: California
Experience Level: 2–5 Years
About the Role
As a Durability CAE Engineer, you will lead the durability assessment of vehicle subsystems such as suspension, body, powertrain, battery pack, interiors, exteriors, closures, and seating. This role combines CAE analysis with testing activities like test plan development and correlation, while also driving design optimization and durability requirement definition. You'll collaborate closely with design, testing, and compliance teams to deliver robust and innovative products.
Key Responsibilities
Perform strength, stiffness, and fatigue analysis for vehicle subsystems.
Correlate CAE results with physical test data.
Create FEM meshes from CAD or sketches.
Support design teams to ensure parts meet durability requirements.
Work with tools such as nCode, ANSA, MetaPost, OptiStruct, HyperWorks, ADAMS.
Document all durability analysis and test results.
Contribute to new CAE methods, process automation, and tool benchmarking.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
2–5 years of experience in CAE durability analysis, testing, and validation.
Knowledge of linear/non-linear analysis, fatigue, and optimization.
Strong fundamentals in structures and mechanics of materials.
Proficiency in CAE tools: ANSA, HyperMesh, HyperView, MetaPost, nCode, OptiStruct.
Understanding of vehicle performance requirements, load cases, and validation plans.